The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-02-20
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lDeESel IOAhbs has OOOA oAs~A@S~Ns S4@S HcSN o
leave of absence.
Mr.. G. @. Starkweather, well-known
New York journalist, contemplates loeat-
ing his summer residence at Bergen Point.
An invitation ball will be gwen to.mor-
yog evening in Wulf's Hail. at Bayonne
proper by the members of the Acorn Club
Rev. James F. Riggs, pastor of the Re-
formed Church of Bergen Point. will de-
liver, this evening, discourse on ''Selfsh-
ness"
The ladies of the First Presbyterian
Church, of Bergen Point, will hold an
entertainment in that edifce Tuesday
evening
Merited success is attending the efforts
to organize drum corps as an auxiliary to
james N. Van Buskirk Post, No. 100, G. A.
R of this city,
A chowdor supper will be given Wednes-
day evening in Nagengasts Hall, Centre
vile, by the members of the George Nagen-
CAST Chowder Club.
Misses Edith T. Ramage, of School No.
s. and Alice e. Scobey, of School No. /,
have been elected members of the Bayonne
Teachers Association.
Hereafter the water rate to persons who
lay their own mains will be $1.75 per 1000
cubic feet, the rate for other consumers be-
ing $2.50 per 1000 cubic feet.
Messrs. John Roth and Edward Cadmus
were elected to membership at a recent
meeting of Bayonne Hook and Ladder
Company, No. 1, Of Pamrapo.
For the Passaic water used in this city
during the past three months, the Board
of Councilmen has ordered drawn in favor
of Jersey City a warrant fer 1884 90.
Baptist services will be held this morn
ing in the Third Germany Reformed
Church, of Bergen Point. Rev. Charles
Herald, of Chicago, will occupy the pulpit.
From sol ourn of over two months
duration with relatives in Virginia Mr. and
Mrs. George w. Yreeland, of Thirtieth
street, Centreville, returned home on Mon
day.
A reception and ball will be given to-
morrow evening in the Greenville Roller
Skating Academy by the members of
Bayonne Hook and Ladder Company, No.
/. of Pamrapo.
An application for the extension of the
Waterman through that thoroughfare has
been presented by the property-owners
along the line of Westyiew avenue, between
Avenue D and E, Pamrape.
Plans and specifications are to be pre-
pared for the erection of an engine-house
for Bayonne Engine Company, No. l, of
Bergen Point, on the lot on South street,
recently purchased by the city.
For the benefit of the poor people of
this city verE<asuccessfully conducted
entertainment WIS held Tuesday evening
at The residence of Mr.. E. Este, of Avenue
A and Sixteenth street, Bergen Point.
The roster of the First Bohemian Slayo-
: MAN Grown Prince Rudolph Benevolent
Association, of Constable Hook, has been
augmented by the names of sixteen men,
ters, the present membership being thirty
one.
For the purpose of organizing general
association of the wheelmen of New Jersey,
an invitation to send delegate to a con-
ventlon to be held this month in Plainfeld
has been extended to the bicvclists and tri-
cyclists of this city.
In the parish building, on Fifth street,
one of the series of free admission musical
and literary entertainments given under
the auspices of the Guild of Trinity Epis-
copal Church, of Bergen Point, was held
Friday evening
Exemption fremen's certificates have
been granted to Messrs William Keegan
and Frederick Phillips, who recently re-
signed from Bayonne Hook and Ladder
Company, No. l, of Pamrapo, after serving
the reQuisite period of activity.
By the election of the following officers,
about two hundred workingInen have Or
ganized the Fourth Ward Workingmen's
Club? President, Patrick Nolan; Vice Pres
ident, James Hogad; Secretary, William
Mems; Treasurer, Thomas McGrath.
The names of Messrs. G. w. Bonney,
Edward Gregory and Thomas Jeffreys have
been dropped from the roll of Americas
Engine Company, No. 2, of Centreyille, and
Messrs. A. Mettler, Van Buskirk aud JOS
H. Smith have been chosen members of
the organization.
Under the auspices of Bayonne Lodge,
No. SO, F. and A. NJ, Rev. Henry M.
Gallher, the well-known Baptist divine of
Essex. Conn, will deliver his lecture,
entitled 'sAmerica and the Americans, in
zSchuyler's Hall, at Bergen Point, on Mon
day evening, the 26th inst.
An interesting lecture. entitled ."A Day
Among the Geysers," was delivered |
Wednesday afternoon in Public School |
No. 2, at the session of Bayonne Teachers |
Association, by Principal George A. At
water, OF school No. 5, well illustrated his |
talk with number of original stereopti-
can views.
A new amateur dramatic association has
been organized by several of the lead
ing German residents of the Centrcvlle |
section. the Board of officers being as fol- |
lows: President, William Griener; Vice
President, Louis Hashagen Recording
Secretary, August Bahr; Financi&l Secre- |
rtary, Paul Leuhardt; Treasurer, Henry
Harris,
The following new board of officers has
been chosen by the members of Hope Hook |
and Ladder Company, No. 2, of Bay me
proper: Fore man, A. E. Robinson; First
Assistant Foreman, James L. Riddle; Sec |
ond Assistant Foreman, Cyrus Robinson;
Recording Secretary, Charles H. Williams
Financial Secretary, W. H. Milburn; Stew
ard T Fl Raesa